Prajna Forest Monastery: Sep, 2024
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空山不見人，但聞人語響。
返景入深林，復照青苔上。
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- 唐．王维《鹿柴》
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No one is in sight in the empty mountains,
Only echoes of voices are heard.
The light casts shadows deep into the forest,
And again illuminates the green moss.
- Wei Wang from Tang Dysnasty
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Shifu's comment:
A beautiful, quiet scene from a walk on a Forest Monastery mountain path. This famous poem immediately sprang to mind. In mere few words the poet integrated vast mountain, deep forest, evening sunlight, nearby moss rocks, human sounds, and hidden persons to convey a harmonious scene that is both quiet and alive. Who can appreciate this natural beauty? One whose mind is calm, observant. and in the present.
師父隨語:
在禪林的山路上，偶見此景，王維的詩立刻浮現心頭。短短十餘字，詩人將廣闊的山，深密樹林，夕陽斜照，青苔日影，空靈人語，融入了一幅既靜謐、又有生機的自然絕景。誰能體會這俯拾即是的美？一個寧靜、覺照、當下的心。
Prajna Forest Monastery Renovation Update 般若禪林整修進展：
般若禪林太陽能板已於7/22 日正式啓動。如圖示，日中時產電量為8千瓦x2(黃、藍圖標)，而用電量(紅屋圖標)為數百瓦至數千瓦。多餘的電能送回電網，供晚上、陰天時使用。一個多月內我們已生產超過4,919 kWh 的電能(E-Total)，大部分未使用，就當禪林為環境盡的一點小心意吧！
The solar panels are activated on July 22.
From this snapshot, we can see the solar power produced during peak daylight is more than 8,000 watts x2 > 16,000 watts (yellow and blue icons), while the Monastery (red house icon) uses between 500 ~ 2000 watts. (Of course, when the monastery is in regular operation, we will use much more.) The rest is sent back to the grid, which we can use during the night and on cloudy days. So far we have generated more than 4,919 kWh of power (E-Total), mostly unused. Consider that a small contribution to our environment!
Upcoming events 近期活動：
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Please note all online live half day meditations, Q&A sessions, and Awakening Hours are open to everyone. Feel free to pass this newsletter and event links to your friends!
晨觀暮覺，線上師父實時指導的半日禪，及線上問答已開放給所有大眾參與。歡迎轉發此法訊及活動連結給親朋好友。
Vancouver
9/20 Friday 周五 - "Journey of Awakening"
"The Most Precious Gift" by Jianhu Shifu,
who is one of the six invited speakers in this event.
Vancouver H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Note: this event requires ticket purchase,
info link here.
9/21 隨喜談禪
周六 10-12, Vancouver:
在此報名
1) 台灣三日禪修研習營:
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第一場
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10/4~6
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受念處研習營
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每日 9:00~17:00
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第二場
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10/25~27
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心念處研習營
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每日 9:00~17:00
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報名表
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2) 半日禪 Online Half Day Meditation:
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English
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9/7/2024
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Sat
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Half Day Meditation 1-5 pm Pacific Time
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Info link
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☉ Due to Shifu's Dharma teaching travels to Canada and Asia, half day retreats from October to December 2024 will be replays of previous retreat videos.
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中文
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9/21/2024
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週六
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半日禪 1-5 pm 太平洋時間，台灣．北京 9/22 早晨 4-8
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資訊連結
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☉ 因師父北美、台灣弘法行程，九月至十二月將播放過去開示的中文半日禪內容。
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3) 晨觀暮覺 Awakening Hour:
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每周日 6-7am 太平洋時間 台灣．北京 9-10pm
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Every Sunday 6-7am Pacific Time
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4) 佛法線上問答/ Online Dharma Q&A
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中文佛法問答
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☉ 9/13 周五 6pm 太平洋時間，台灣．北京 9/14 上午9時
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☉ 10月弘法，無線上佛法問答
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☉ 11/15 周五 6am-7:30am 太平洋時間，台灣．北京 晚上 9-10:30
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☉ 12月靜修，無線上佛法問答
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☉ 師父叮嚀：思考以下問題 ，線上討論分享！
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一、金剛經選一分或一段經文，分享運用在生活中的例子
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二、中華文化中哪些元素對佛法的修行有助益？
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三、西方文化中哪些元素對佛法的修行有助益？
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佛法提問
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Zoom 連結
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Monthly Dharma Q&A:
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☉ 9/14 Sat English QA 10am MT
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☉ There will be no online QA in October
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☉ 11/15 Fri QA 6am-7:30am Pacific Time; Taiwan, Beijing 9-10:30pm
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☉ There will be no online QA in December
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☉ For this Q&A, Shifu asks you to contemplate on:
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1. What do you see when you reflect on yourself and your mind?
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2. Have you :totally immersed in" something in your life? Share that experience.
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Online QA
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Zoom link
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Choir performance 迦陵合唱團音樂會
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☉ 9/22 日 1:30pm Kalavinka Choir Family Showcase (performance) 迦陵梵音合唱團家庭音樂會
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☉ Beautiful spiritual music! Sunnyvale, CA.
Sign up here to attend.
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Prajna Dharma Essays 般若堂文集
見護法師過去曾陸續寫了三篇
「大智度論劄記」
，發表在靈泉/中台月刊。在疫情期間又完成三篇。此六篇形成一個完整的系列，引導讀者從「無常」的正見，探討其與時間、心念、輪迴的關係，最後契入「中道實相」。
這六篇已在法航網頁
許久了，有多少人發現了呢？
Based on his studies of Nagarjuna’s “Treatise on Perfection of Great Wisdom”, Jianhu Shifu has written a series of six articles on the topic of “From Impermanence to Middle Way Reality”, touching on proper understanding of impermanence, time, thoughts, rebirth, and ultimate reality. One article will be translated into English per month and made avaiable on our website. The first article,
"Time and Mind Part 1" is here.
Recent teachings highlight:
Lecture: The Way to Peace of Mind in the AI Era
In response to the recent heated interests and speculations about AI, and how a Buddhist may view this phenomeon, Prajna Dharma invited Google AI engineer Yiming Chen to give a lecture on "The Intersection of Technology and Buddhism: The way to peace of mind in the AI era." The talk is followed by a conversation between Jianhu Shifu and Chen to explore more of the relationship between Buddhism and AI.
This talk was in Chinese. If English speakers would like us to hold the talk in English, let us know via
info@pdzen.org!
Past Events and Feedback
活動及反饋
佛法普化講座：AI時代的安心之道
因應近來大眾對於AI話題的熱議與迷思，AI對未來的衝擊，佛法的觀點如何，般若法航邀請Google工程師陳一鳴主講：「科技與佛法的交會：AI時代的安心之道」。
講座中，陳一鳴工程師從AI與佛法兩個方面討論了近來大眾關心的三個話題：
☉ AI有沒有自我意識？
☉ AI能不能取代人類？
☉ AI會不會毀滅人類？
並給出在AI時代安住內心的三個建議：
☉ 堅住正念，隨順覺性
☉ 藉助AI，精進修行，成為更好的佛教徒
☉ 諸惡莫作，眾善奉行
講座之後，見護法師針對AI與佛法的議題與陳一鳴工程師展開了深入的討論，並回答了與會聽眾提出的相關問題。
觀看講座影片：
AI時代的安心之道：科技與佛法的交會AI時代的安心之道：科技與佛法的交會
平常心 生活禪
誠摯邀請您加入每天一起靜坐，無論您是初學者還是有經驗的修行者，讓我們共同推動平常心生活禪！
「若人靜坐一須臾，勝造恒沙七寶塔」！
在般若禪修組，每天都有行者分享靜坐時間，從五分鐘到數小時，都是彼此鼓勵！
若能靜坐一須臾，或10分鐘、一小時，甚至七晝夜， 達到無人、無我、無眾生、無壽者相，「一種平懷 泯然自盡」，終將「洞然明白」 ！這即是「金剛經」所說的「無量功德」，比造恒河沙數七寶佛塔還殊勝。哪怕是10分鐘，貴在堅持不懈，並把靜坐中的不分別、無憎愛帶到生活中！
Persistent Chan meditation practice can bring us closer to awakening, which is of the greatest blessing.
We invite you to join our LINE meditation group, members are reporting their sitting time everyday to encourage each other on this journey of enlightenment. 10 minutes is not too short, 4 hours is not too long!
Scan the QR code to join this Line group.
Prajna Puzzle
般若填字遊戲
Play this Dharma crossword puzzle online! Clink the link below:
中文是否有自製填字遊戲的網頁/軟體？希望下次有中文版！
